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24.02.2015 (10:13) Monument to Lieutenant-General Alexander Lebed is to be erected in Krasnoyarsk Opening ceremony will be held on April 28. It will be erected in the park close to the Krasnoyarsky Krai military registration and enlistment office.

24.02.2015 (07:21) Eastern MD snipers have started practicing special tasks at night During the training they will perform standard weapons firings including KSVK 12.7 “Kord”.

24.02.2015 (06:39) In 2015 enlistment centres of the Amur River region have increased the number of new contract servicemen by 2 times The enlistment centres located in the Amur River region are planning to hire about 3 000 men for contract service.

23.02.2015 (13:33) Russian Minister of Defence General of the Army Sergei Shoigu took part in the wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier on the Day of the Defender of the Fatherland One minute of silence was observed in memory of the soldiers who lost their lives defending the Fartherland. The ceremony was closed with the solemn march of the Guard of Honor.

23.02.2015 (13:22) Wreath-laying ceremony at the Zhukov Memorial took place in Ekaterinburg The commemoration was devoted to the Day of the Defender of the Fatherland.

21.02.2015 (15:40) Foreign military attaches visited the International Mine Action Center located in Moscow region Military engineers demonstrated mine-clearing activities using modern engineering equipment and vehicles.

21.02.2015 (06:52) About 200 modern storages for armament and missiles are to be put in operation A number of storages will be activated this year.

20.02.2015 (21:50) Russian Defence Minister took part in the festive event commemorated to the Fatherland Defender’s Day In the event’s course the Supreme Commander-in-Chief congratulated the Armed Forces servicemen, civilians and veterans.

20.02.2015 (16:30) Coastal troops of the Northern Fleet have performed grounding trainings During the training exercises equipment wheeled and tracked combat vehicles: armored personnel carriers, multi-purpose light-armoured towing vehicles and all-terrain trucks.

20.02.2015 (15:49) Reconnaissance men of the Eastern MD are learning to survive in the Ussuri taiga At the Sergeevsky firing range (Primorye) the Eastern MD reconnaissance units are having field training. About 500 servicemen are involved.